Phil Muncaster A database containing the voter records of over 19.5 million Californians was exposed to the public internet before being locked down and held for ransom by cyber-criminals, just months after…
Month: February 2018
Sewage plant 'hacked' to craft crypto-coins
Mining Monero on SCADA networks? Why can’t you kids be normal and just DDoS By Iain Thomson Updated Infosec bods say they have uncovered what’s thought to be the first…
Swisscom Breach Hits 10% of Swiss Population
Phil Muncaster Swiss telecoms giant Swisscom has admitted suffering a data breach late last year which exposed the personal details of around 800,000 customers to unauthorized parties. The company, which is majority-owned…
Kaspersky: Accidental DDoS attacks among top threats
Kaspersky Lab’s Q4 2017 DDoS Intelligence Report found most DDoS attacks were sabotage and attempts to cash in on Bitcoin, but some were accidental attacks. By Ms. Smith While most…
ShurL0ckr Ransomware Evades Malware Detection in Google Drive, O365
Tara Seals A new strain of Gojdue ransomware, dubbed ShurL0ckr, has been found on the dark web. Discovered by Bitglass and Cylance, the malware managed to evade being flagged by two well-known cloud…
Dozens charged for Infraud cyber-crime site
Thirty-six people have been charged for their alleged involvement in running a cyber-crime service responsible for more than $530m (£381m) of losses. The Infraud Organisation is said to have dealt in stolen…